Onium salt adducts of reactive halo-triazines

ABSTRACT

NOVEL ONIUM SALT ADDUCTS ARE PREPARED BY RACTING A CYCLIC NITROGEN COMPOUND CONTAINING ONE OR MORE REACTIVE HALOGEN SUBSTITUENTS (E.G., CYAURIC CHLORIDE) WITH A CYCLIC COMPOUND CONTAINING A CARBONYL OR THIONE GROUP CONJUGATED WITH NITROGEN OR OXYGEN, E.G., 2(1-H)-PYRIDONE. THE RESULTANT PRODUCTS POSSESS DESIRABLE CROSS-LINKING AND POLYMERIZING PROPERTIES.

United States Patent 3,573,300 ONIUM SALT ADDUCTS 0F REACTIV EHALO-TRIAZINES Floyd J. Green, West Chester, Ohio, and Philip P. Goland,svhicago, Ill., assignors to Will Ross, Inc., Milwaukee,

No Drawing. Continuation-impart of application Ser. No. 714,325, Mar.19, 1968. This application Feb. 14, 1969, Ser. No. 799,514

Int. Cl. C07d 55/48 US. Cl. 260-248 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURENovel onium salt 'adduots are prepared by reacting a cyclic nitrogencompound containing one or more reactive halogen substituents (e.g.,cyanuric chloride) with a cyclic compound containing a carbonyl orthione group conjugated with nitrogen or oxygen, e.g., 2(1-H)-pyridone.The resultant products possess desirable cross-linking and polymerizingproperties.

This application is a continuation-in-part of our copending applicationS.N. 714,325, filed Mar. 19, 1968, now abandoned.

This invention relates to novel onium salt adducts of reactive halogencyclic nitrogen compounds and to processes for preparing them. Morespecifically, the invention relates to onium salt adducts which resultfrom the reaction between (1) a cyclic nitrogen compound containing oneor more reactive halogen atoms as substituents on the ring, with (2) acyclic compound containing a carbonyl or thione group conjugated with ahetero atom (nitrogen or oxygen).

These compounds can be tailored to have diverse physical propertiesdependent upon the nature of the reactants. Many compounds of theinvention have the advantage of being water-soluble even though theintermediates from which they are prepared may be water-insoluble. Aswater-soluble materials, they possess desirable biostatic, biocidal,crosslinking and polymerizing properties.

The compounds of the invention have the generic formulas:

W is nitrogen or oxygen in Formula I and nitrogen in Formula II.

Y and Z are conjugated or non-conjugated carbon chains. When Y isnon-conjugated, one or more hetero atoms, i.e., nitrogen, oxygen,sulfur, etc., can be substituted in chain Y for the corresponding numberof carbon atoms. When both Y and Z are non-conjugated, the number ofatoms in chain Y must be qual to O (i.e., Y is absent) and Z is anypositive integer for the structure shown in Formula I. When chain Y ispresent in the structure, and is non-conjugated, chain Z must beconjugated; however, one or more nitrogen atoms can serve in chain Zinstead of the corresponding carbon atoms. When substituted for carbonatoms in this manner, the nitrogen atoms become integral parts of avinylogous system. In general, the structures of Y and Z must be suchthat at least one chain of conjugated carbon (or nitrogen) atoms existsbetween atom X and hetero atom W.

When the hetero atom W is nitrogen, one of the ligands R or R can behydrogen. The number of ligands required is dependent on the valencerequirements of the specific hetero atom in its onium salt form, i.e.,four for nitrogen and three for oxygen The novel compounds of theinvention are prepared through the reaction of a suitable carbonyl orthiocarbonyl compound with a reactive halogen cyclic nitrogen compoundin accordance with the following equations:

Y (IV Where QA is a reactive halogen cyclic nitrogen compound; itsnucleus is Q and A represents one or more replaceable halogen atoms,preferably chlorine, bromine or fluorine. The nucleus Q contains 3groups. The other substituents have the significance previouslydescribed in connection with Formulas I and II.

The hetero atom W in these reactions serves a dual function:

(1) It activates the carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group to react atypicallyas nucleophile through the carbonyl or thiocarbonyl oxygen or sulfur;

(2) It becomes a cation and thus an anion acceptor following thevinylogous rearrangement which results from the nucleophilic attack onthe cyclic compound QA. The leaving halogen nucleophile (A) simu1taneous1y seeks the cationic site to serve as the anionic portion of the oniumcompound.

The reactive halogen cyclic nitrogen compounds (QA) which can be usedaccording to the invention are the symmetrical trihalo triazines, suchas cyanuric chloride, cyanuric bromide, cyanuric fluoride,difiuorochloro-s-triazine, fluorodichloro-s-triazine, and cyanuriciodide.

It should be understood that in the representation QA, the group A mayrepresent more than one reactive halogen atom substituted on the cyclicnitrogencontaining nucleus. Each of the reactive halogen atoms may inturn react with the carbonyl or thiocarbonyl compound described above toproduce one of the novel compounds of the invention. Thus, for example,cyanuric chloride, which contains three reactive chlorine atoms, readilyreacts with 1 or 2 moles of carbonyl or thiocarbonyl compound to form anunsymmetrical or symmetrical product containing 1 or 2 ether orthioether link ages. The reaction of the remaining chlorine atom isidentical to the substitution reaction of the third chlorine atom ofcyanuric chloride.

The ether or thioether linkages which are present in the compounds ofthe present invention are usually susceptible to cleavage in someinstances merely by alkaline hydrolysis, thus creating 1 or more siteson Q which are again readily available for nucleophilic attack. Thefunctionality (i.e., cross-linkability) of a reaction product of theinvention is similar to the functionality of the reactive halogencompound from which it is made. This can be shown for the adduct ofl-methyl-Z-pyrrolidinone and cyanuric chloride: by reacting aziridine(ethylenimine) with this adduct, a product identical to the reactionproduct of cyanuric chloride and aziridine (ethylenimine) is formed, asshown in Example 15.

The preparation of the compounds of the invention is illustrated in thefollowing examples.

EXAMPLE 1 2,2[ (6-chloro-s-triazine-2,4-diyl)dioxyl]-bis[ (1H)-1-pyridinium chloride] ('11 f l t 1 53 we H or c1 95 grams of2(1H)-pyridone was dissolved in 700 ml. of dichloromethane (Solution 1).92 grams of cyanuric chloride was dissolved in 800 ml. ofdichloromethane to form Solution 2. Solution 1 was added to Solution 2with agitation at room temperature. Instantaneously, the mixturedeveloped a red-brown color. After 30 minutes crystals began to form andheat was applied until the solution started to reflux (pot temperature42 C.). Reflux was continued for 4 hours and the solution was cooled to10 C. while being protected from moisture. The tan crystalline masswhich formed was filtered, Washed with 200 ml. of dichloromethane, anddried in a vacuum oven at ambient temperature. It had a melting point of142-144 C. The structure was elucidated by means of elemental analysis,IR and NMR spectroscopy and potentiometric titration. The product wasextremely soluble in water. A 1.5% aqueous solution had a pH of 1.25.

Analysis.-Calcd. (percent): C, 41.68; H, 2.69; O, 8.54; N, 18.69; Cl,28.40. Found (percent): C, 43.01; H, 2.92; O, 9.00; N, 17.64; Cl, 27.37.

The same method described above was used in preparing the compoundsdescribed in the examples below except as otherwise noted. Symmetricalcompounds involving the use of cyanuric chloride were formed by reactingtwo moles of the carbonyl reactant to one mole of cyanuric chloride,while the asymmetrical compounds were obtained using a 1:1 ratio ofthese reactants.

EXAMPLE 2 2 moles of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone were reacted with 1 moleof cyanuric chloride to form2,2'-[(6-chloro-striazin-2,4-diyl)dioXy]-bis[1 methyl 1 pyrroliniumchloride].

184.46 g. of cyanuric chloride was dissolved in 600 ml. ofN-methyl-Z-pyrrolidinone at C. and the temperature was maintained at20-25 C. for 24 hrs. The precipitate was filtered off and washed with100 ml. of cold dioxane followed by an equal portion of cold ethylether. After being dried in a vacuum desiccator, the product melted atl69170 C. The product, 2,2-[(6- 4 chloro s triazin 2,4diyl)-dioXy]-bis[l-methyl-lpyrrolinium chloride], had the structure:

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Analysis.--Calcd. (percent): C, 43.86; H, 5.39; O, 7.79; N, 17.06; Cl,25.80. Found (percent): C, 42.71; H, 5.70; O, 8.50; N, 17.50; Cl, 25.48.

EXAMPLE 4 2 moles of N-methyl-Z-pyridone were reacted with 1 mole ofcyanuric chloride to form 2,2[(6-chloro-striazin-2,4-diyl) dioxy] -bisl-methylpyridinum chloride] Analysis-Calm. (percent): C, 44.74; H, 3.48;O, 7.95; N, 17.39; Cl, 26.44. Found (percent): C, 44.94; H, 3.97; o,3.20; N, 16.79; 01, 21.15.

EXAMPLE 5 2,2[(6-chloro-s-triazin 2,4 diyl)dioxy]-bis-pyridine wasprepared by neutralizing the compound of Example 1 with NH in anhydrousmethanol at 0 C.

n I A m N/ OI\NJ O LN/ EXAMPLE 6 2,2'-[ (6 chloro striaZin-2,4-diyl)dioxy]bis[(1H)-1- pyridinium fluoride] was prepared bybubbling hydrogen fluoride into a finely divided suspension of theproduct of Example 5 in dichloromethane at 0 C. Two equivalents of HFwere utilized and there was an appropriate increase in weight of theproduct as required by a compound of the following structure:

I? WKNJ EXAMPLE 7 1 mole of 9-diethylaminobenzo [a] phenoxazin-S-one wasreacted with 1 mole of cyanuric chloride to form5[(2,4-chloro-s-triazin-6-yl)oxy] 9 diethylaminobenzo [u] phenoxazoniumchloride.

A-nalysis.Calcd, (percent): C, 54.94; H, 3.60; O, 6.37; N, 13.93; Cl,21.15. Found (percent): C, 55.46; H, 3.25; O, 6.89; N, 13.00; Cl, 17.20.

EXAMPLE 8 2 moles of (1H)-2-pyrrolidinone were reacted with 1 molecyanuric chloride to form 2,2-[(6-chloro-s-triazine-2,4-diyl)dioxyl]-bis[(1H)-1-pyrrolinium chloride] a-$ N am H20 o-o-L,o-o OH: \69% N \g 01 01 Analysis.-Calcd. (percent): C, 37.25; H, 3.95;O, 9.03; N, 19.75; Cl. 30.01. Found (percent): C, 36.95; H, 3.78; O,10.33; N, 19.05; Cl, 29.85.

EXAMPLE 9 2,2'-[(6-ch1oro-s-triazine 2,4 diyl)dioxy]-bis[5-methy1-l-furanium chloride] EXAMPLE 1O 2,2[(6-chloro-s-triazine 2,4diyl)dithio]bis[(1H)-1- pyridinium chloride] I I\ 1343 l H H 2 moles of(1H)-2-pyridinethione were reacted with 1 mole of cyanuric chloride.

Analysis.Calcd. (percent): C, 38.38; H, 2.48; S, 15.76; N, 17.21; Cl,26.15. Found (percent): C, 37.98; H, 2.56; S, 15.05; N, 16.95; Cl,25.90.

6 EXAMPLE 11 2,2 (6-chloro-s-triazine-2,4-diyl dioxy] bislvinylpyrrolinium chloride] The same method utilized for Example 2 wasused. 18.4 g. (0.1 mole) of cyanuric chloride was reacted with 60 g.(0.54 mole) of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone. The reaction was extremelyexothermic and the temperature rose to 2530 C. much more rapidly (inapproximately 5-10 minutes) than it did when Example 2 was prepared.Addition of 4 volumes of dichloromethane, at this point, moderated thereaction.

Analysis.Calcd. (percent): C, 44.30; H, 4.47; O, 7.87; N, 17.21; Cl,26.15. Found (percent): C, 43.99; H, 4.52; O, 8.00; N, 16.55; Cl, 25.92.

EXAMPLE l2,

2 [4,6-dichloropyrimidine-2-yl) oxy] -1-methyl-1- pyrrolinium chlorideUnder dry box conditions, 106.35 g. (1 mole) of 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine was reacted with 99.3 g. (1 mole) of1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone at 30 C. After minutes, the reaction wasquenched with 4 volumes of dichloromethane and the mixture was cooled to10 C. and maintained at this temperature for 4 hours. The resultingsolid was filtered oif and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

EXAMPLE 13 2,2,4,4,6,6,8, 8 Octahydro -2,2,4,4,6,6,'8,8 octakis(2-pyridyloxy) 1,3,5,7,2,4,6,8 tetrazatetraphosphocine Adduct is formed byrefluxing 8 moles of 2(1H)- pyridone with 1 mole of phosphonitrilechloride tetramer 7 in a 1,2-dichloroethane solution. Compounds withdiffering degrees of addition are obtained by varying the mole ratio of2(lH)-pyridone to phosphonitrilic tetramer.

Typical of other compounds which can be reacted with the reactivehalogen cyclic nitrogen-containing nucleus (Q) to form a product of theinvention are the following:

1-benzyl-2-pyrrolidinone 3-o-ethylphenyl-2-methyl-4 3H) -quinazolinone4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2 1H -quinolone 'y-thiobutyrolactoneN-methylbenzothiazole-2-thione p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde-thiocaprolacta1:n

EXAMPLE 14 15 g. of 2,2-[(6-chloro-s-triazin-2,4-diyl)dioxy]-bis-[l-methyl-l-pyrrolinium chloride] was dissolved in 1 liter of distilledwater. The solution was placed in a cooling bath at 10 C. While thetemperature is maintained at 10 C., 4.5 gm. of aziridine (ethylenimine)was added with stirring. This was followed by the addition of 6 g. ofsodium carbonate, resulting in the formation of a precipitate. Theprecipitate was filtered off and dried; the crude product had a meltingpoint of 128-430 C. Following recrystallization from benzene, theproduct melted at 134-13S C. The product of a direct reaction betweencyanuric chloride and aziridine also melted at 134l35 C. and the IRspectra of these products were identical. The yield was only about oftheory due to a competitive hydrolytic reaction.

The compounds of the invention are suitable for various uses because oftheir biostatic, biocidal, crosslinking, and polymerizing activity. Thecompounds show marked biostatic and biocidal activity against lowerforms of life such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, molds, and algae whencontacted in aqueous solutions at high dilution. For example, a 1%solution of 2,2;-[(6-chloro-s-triazin-2,4- diyl) -dioxy] -bis l-methyl-1 -pyrrolinium chloride] was found to have a strong bacteriocidal actionagainst Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and B. subtilis. This biocidalactivity is manifested over a very wide range of pH, including acid,neutral, and alkaline conditions.

While the compounds of the invention show various forms of biostatic andbiocidal activity per se over a wide range of pH, they are also activeas biostats and biocides through a crosslinking action. Thus, they exerta biocidal action during penertation into various matrix materialsharboring destructive or otherwise deleterious agents. After adequatepenetration on the addition of alkali, as in washing or soaping-oifprocesses, the compounds of the invention can produce a biocidal effectthrough a crosslinking of vital enzyme systems of the noxious organisms.Moreover, by a crosslinking action, they can render a matrix materialresistant to various types of physical, chemical, or enzymatic attack.By treatment in this manner, the crosslinked organic macromolecularlatices are rendered suitable for supporting the growth of destructiveagents such as by specific bacterial molds, viruses, fungi and the like.In addition to serving as crosslinking agents, onium fluoride saltadducts can exert specific effects due to the fluoride ion.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness ofunderstanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom, as modifications will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:

1. An onium salt having any of the structural formulas:

8 t N RiW -C OX- A I l R2 Y N N A (II) N \l R1W /C-X| |XO\ w -R1 Y N N Y\I/ A (III) l N l R -W o o-x- -Xo o-wLrn 2 Y N N Y R2 A (IV) where W isnitrogen or oxygen in Formulas I and III and nitrogen in Formulas II andIV; Y and Z are chains of zero to 8 carbon atoms, at least one of whichis conjugated; R and R are the same or diiferent lower alkyl or loweralkenyl groups; A is a halogen; and X is oxygen or sulfur.

2. The compound of claim 1 where R and R are lower alkyl groups, X isoxygen, A is chlorine, and W is nitrogen.

3. 2,2'[(6-chloro-s-triazin-2,4-diyl)-dioxyl] -bis (1H)- l-pyridiniumchloride.

4. The method of producing an onium salt adduct 0f halogenated cyclicnitrogen compound which comprises reacting a conjugated cyclic carbonylor thin-carbonyl compound with a halogenated cyclic nitrogen compound inaccordance with any of the equations:

9 10 (III) where N\ A is a halogen atom: 2 R1 W\ W is nitrogen or oxygenin Equations I and III and Y N N nitrogen in Equations II and IV;

\/ 5 Y and Z are chains of zero to 8 carbon atoms, at least one of whichis conjugated; A R and R are the same or different lower alkyl or A6lower alkenyl groups, or hydrogen; and

Z N\ GB X is oxygen or sulfur. We) C X I 1 O W 10 5. The method of claim4 wherein A is chlorine, W is Y N Y nitrogen, X is oxygen, and R and Rare lower alkyl groups.

A References Cited V) 15 UNITED STATES PATENTS N 3,245,992 4/1966 Dexteret a1 260248 2 R1VIVO\ o=X +Ai A 3,454,551 7/1969 Mangini et a1 260248XR2 Y N N D 20 JOHN M FOR Prlmary Examiner l us. 01. X.R. 1 9 N fi G260-296, 999 R1w o ol lo o-v v Ri R2 Y N N Y R2 222$? UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 34573 500 Dated Ma ch30 1971 Inventor-(s) Floyd J. Green and Philip P. Goland It is certifiedthat error appears in the above-identified patent and that said LettersPatent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Col l formula beginning on line 67 should be /A 3 C N- groups Col 2 line32 (in formula IV) delete second occurrence of W.

Col 2 line 37 (in formula IV) delete second occurrence of W.

Col 5 line 23, "dioxyl" should be dioxy Col 7 line 48 "penertation"should be -penetration- Col 7 line 57 "suitable" should be -unsuitable-Col 8 Claim 3 line 1 "dioxyl" should be -dioxy- Signed and sealed this17th day of October 1972.

(SEAL) Attest:

EDWARD M.FLETCHER,JR. ROBERT GOTISCHALK Attesting Officer I ICommissioner of Patents l.

